Moorhill Primary School
Moorhill Primary School is an academy converter in Cannock for pupils aged 4 to 11. It has 274 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Moorhill Primary School is Good, from an inspection in November 2021 of its predecessor, Moorhill Primary School. In 2025, 37% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Suspensions are common here, with 4.6 in every 100 pupils suspended at least once in 2024/25 (nationally, 1.1).
Ofsted inspection: December 2024. KS2 results: 2025.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 4-11 |
| Religion | Does not apply |
| Address | Pye Green Road Cannock Staffordshire WS11 5RN |
| Phone | 01543227185 |
| Reference Number | 149001 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 274 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 48.18%
Girls: 51.82% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 50% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 3.6% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 21.1 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 21.3 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 20.9 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | 21 | 37 |
| 2 | 28 | 21 | 49 |
| 3 | 15 | 23 | 38 |
| 4 | 20 | 22 | 42 |
| 5 | 17 | 19 | 36 |
| 6 | 15 | 15 | 30 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 90.5% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 3.3% |
| White, Other | 2.2% |
| White & Asian | 1.5% |
| Pakistani | 0.7% |
| Asian, Other | 0.7% |
| Chinese | 0.4% |
| White & Black (African) | 0.4% |
This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Moorhill Primary School, inspected in November 2021.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Last Report Date | 05 Nov 2024 – no overall grade published for this inspection |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 05 Nov 2024 | School inspection |
| 10 Nov 2021 | School inspection: |
| Previously as Moorhill Primary School | |
| 29 Jun 2021 | Monitoring visit |
| 10 Feb 2021 | Monitoring visit |
| 29 Sep 2020 | Monitoring visit |
| 13 Dec 2018 | Monitoring visit |
| 30 Jan 2018 | Full inspection: |
| 24 Jun 2016 | Monitoring visit |
| 13 Jan 2016 | Full inspection: |
| 17 Dec 2013 | Monitoring visit |
| 03 Oct 2013 | Full inspection: |
| 03 Oct 2011 | Full inspection: |
| 10 Jun 2009 | Full inspection: |
| 24 Sep 2008 | Monitoring visit |
| 05 Mar 2008 | Full inspection: |
| 31 Mar 2003 | Full inspection |
How many students meet the standards
| Reading, Writing & Maths | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 37% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Pupils meeting a higher standard | 0% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Average Scaled Score
Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.
| Subject | School | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 100 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 99 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
Progress Scores
A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.
| Metric | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | -1 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Writing | -2.6 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | -0.2 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
How many students meet the standards
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| Number of Applications | Number of Offers | |
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| Second Preference | 12 | 0 |
| Third Preference | 8 | 1 |
| From another Local Authority | 0 | 0 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 Moorhill Primary School had 269 pupils for 420 places. 151 places (36.0%) were unfilled.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “Cannock 1 Primary” planning area
Staffordshire counted 609 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 577 in 2029–30, down 5%.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 432 | 420 | 420 | 420 |
| Pupils | 336 | 324 | 307 | 269 |
| Unfilled | 22.2% | 22.9% | 26.9% | 36.0% |
Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.
In 2024–25 pupils at Moorhill Primary School attended 93.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 20.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 4.8% | 5.3% | 4.2% |
| Unauthorised absence | 3.5% | 3.2% | 2.5% |
| Severely absent pupils | 0.7% | 1.8% | 2.4% |
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.
In 2024–25, 4.6% of pupils at Moorhill Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). 2 pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 3.5 | 1.3 | 13.2 | 7.1 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.
In 2025–26 Moorhill Primary School had 21.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 32.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 9.0 | 10.8 | 9.9 | 9.7 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 16.3% | 7.5% | 13.3% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | 35.3% | 45.0% | 57.9% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | 3.2 | 4.9 | 10.1 | – |
Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.
In 2025–26, 30.3% of pupils at Moorhill Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Speech, language and communication needs | 30 | 8 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 21 | 2 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 16 | 0 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 10 | 4 |
| Hearing impairment | 3 | 0 |
| Physical disability | 2 | 0 |
| Other difficulty or disability | 0 | 1 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 1 | 0 |
Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.
In 2024–25 Moorhill Primary School received £8,318 and spent £9,145 for each of its 280 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £216,000 (-£771 per pupil).
Across all 30 schools of The Shaw Education Trust, income was £11,108 and spending £10,954 per pupil.
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £282,000 | £16,000 | -£216,000 |
| per pupil | £889 | £50 | -£771 |
| In-year balance | -£26,000 | -£328,000 | -£232,000 |
| per pupil | -£83 | -£1,028 | -£827 |
Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.
| Name | Distance |
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Redhill Primary School
Wrights Avenue, West Chadsmoor, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 5JR |
0.14 miles |
|
Chadsmoor CofE (VC) Junior School
Burns Street, Chadsmoor, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 6DR |
0.56 miles |
|
Chadsmoor Community Infants and Nursery School
Kingsway, Chadsmoor, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 6EU |
0.7 miles |
|
Sherbrook Primary School
Grainger Court, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 5SA |
0.79 miles |
|
Poppyfield Primary Academy
Bishop Street, Hednesford, Cannock, WS12 4RY |
0.9 miles |
|
Littleton Green Community School
Colliers Way, Huntington, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS12 4UD |
0.91 miles |
|
West Hill Primary School
High Mount Street, Hednesford, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS12 4BH |
1.03 miles |
|
Hednesford Nursery School
Eskrett Street, Cannock, WS12 1AR |
1.08 miles |
|
Pye Green Academy
Rosehill, Hednesford, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS12 4RT |
1.11 miles |
|
St Lukes CofE Primary School
New Penkridge Road, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 1HN |
1.12 miles |
|
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Hill Top, Hednesford, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS12 1DE |
1.19 miles |
|
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Hunter Road, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 0AE |
1.45 miles |
|
St Peter's CofE Primary Academy
Reservoir Road, Hednesford, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS12 1BE |
1.52 miles |
|
Longford Primary Academy
Ascot Drive, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 1PD |
1.63 miles |
|
Five Ways Primary School
Langholm Drive, Heath Hayes, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS12 2EZ |
1.82 miles |
|
Gorsemoor Primary School
Gorsemoor School, Gorsemoor Road, Heath Hayes, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS12 3TG |
1.84 miles |
|
Bridgtown Primary School
North Street, Bridgtown, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 0AZ |
1.95 miles |
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Heath Hayes Primary Academy
Wimblebury Road, Heath Hayes, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS12 2EP |
2.22 miles |
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Hazel Slade Primary Academy
Cannock Wood Street, Hazel Slade, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS12 0PN |
2.57 miles |
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St Thomas More Catholic Primary School
Huthill Lane, Great Wyrley, Walsall, West Midlands, WS6 6PG |
2.65 miles |
| Name | Distance |
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Staffordshire University Academy
Marston Road, Hednesford, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS12 4JH |
0.6 miles |
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Hednesford Valley High School
Stanley Road, Hednesford, Staffordshire, WS12 4JS |
0.67 miles |
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Cardinal Griffin Catholic College
Cardinal Way, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 4AW |
0.71 miles |
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Cannock Chase High School
Hednesford Road, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 1JT |
0.78 miles |
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Kingsmead School
KINGS AVENUE, HEDNESFORD, CANNOCK, STAFFORDSHIRE, WS12 1DH |
1.34 miles |
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Great Oaks College
Longford Road, Cannock, WS11 0LG |
1.8 miles |
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Great Wyrley Academy
Hall Lane, Great Wyrley, Walsall, West Midlands, WS6 6LQ |
2.74 miles |
|
Norton Canes High School
Burntwood Road, Norton Canes, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 9SP |
3.1 miles |
|
Cheslyn Hay Academy
Saredon Road, Cheslyn Hay, Walsall, Staffordshire, WS6 7JQ |
3.12 miles |
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Wolgarston High School
Cannock Road, Penkridge, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST19 5RX |
3.22 miles |
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South Staffordshire College
Rodbaston Drive, Penkridge, Stafford, ST19 5PH |
3.8 miles |
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The Rural Enterprise Academy
Rodbaston Drive, Penkridge, Staffordshire, ST19 5PH |
3.8 miles |
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JP Alternative Education
Shooting Butts Centre, Penkridge Bank Road, Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15 2UB |
3.93 miles |
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Little Kinvaston School
Little Kinvaston House, Watling Street, Gailey, ST19 5PR |
4.06 miles |
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Chase Terrace Academy
Bridge Cross Road, Chase Terrace, Burntwood, Staffordshire, WS7 2DB |
4.22 miles |
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Robin's Nest School
The Old School House, Watling Street, Gailey, Cannock, Staffordshire, ST19 5PR |
4.41 miles |
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The Haven School
Cabins 24, 25 and 26, Dunston Business Village, Dunston, Staffordshire, Staffordshire, ST18 9AB |
4.45 miles |
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Erasmus Darwin Academy
Pool Road, Burntwood, Staffordshire, WS7 3QW |
4.57 miles |
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The Hart School
Penkridge Bank Road, Rugeley, Staffordshire, WS15 2UE |
4.9 miles |
All schools in Cannock · Staffordshire local authority: places and applications
Moorhill Primary School is part of The Shaw Education Trust, which runs 30 schools. The nearest others:
- Redhill Primary School Cannock
- Saxon Hill Academy Lichfield
- Pine Green Academy Wolverhampton
- Streethay Primary School Lichfield
- Fortis Academy Birmingham
- Walton Hall Academy Stafford
- Portland School Stoke-On-Trent
- The Meadows Primary Academy Stoke-On-Trent
- Seabridge Primary School Newcastle-Under-Lyme
- Coppice Academy Newcastle
What is Moorhill Primary School's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for Moorhill Primary School is Good, from an inspection in November 2021 of its predecessor, Moorhill Primary School.
When was Moorhill Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?
Moorhill Primary School was last inspected in December 2024.
How many pupils does Moorhill Primary School have?
Moorhill Primary School has 274 pupils on roll.
What age range does Moorhill Primary School cover?
Moorhill Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.
What are Moorhill Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?
In 2025, 37% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Where is Moorhill Primary School?
Moorhill Primary School is at Pye Green Road, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 5RN.